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Gnomish

tûs-

verb. to tease wool, comb out

A verb in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “tease wool, comb out” with past form tausi (GL/72), related to G. taus “shaggy” (GL/69) and probably also G. tô “wool” < ᴱ✶tou̯ (GL/71).

Element in

  • G. tuthlos “a teazle” ✧ GL/72

Variations

  • tus ✧ GL/69
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